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Um, those weren't 37Singals' numbers he was putting up on the screen, you can bet on that. The difference between that and what 37 Signals makes is what can be
by run4yourlives 19y ago
Um, those weren't 37Singals' numbers he was putting up on the screen, you can bet on that. The difference between that and what 37 Signals makes is what can be attributed to marketing, yes.
Saying that they are wholly dependent on marketing to be profitable at all is a little much though.
- attack 19y agoThat numbers game he was playing is equivalent to the classic flawed thinking: > If we just get 1% market share of this billion dollar industry then we'll be rich! 1%, that's tiny! This will be so EASY! Just 500 customers! How easy! Give me a (*(&#$ break...
- jimbokun 19y agoI'm pretty sure he said getting 500 paying customers is still pretty hard. Just not as hard as getting the millions of customers needed to "be the next Facebook."
- attack 19y agoHe was definitely making it out to be "obviously" way easier. It's not.
- run4yourlives 19y agoIt is way easier - than becoming the next facebook. He's right on that point too. Were you not listening to what he said? He also said pretty clearly - getting the 500 users is still pretty hard. I'm pretty sure he even had a slide that said "It's still pretty hard".